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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Chicago_Tribune/Bbms9uy5">Chicago Tribune</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Robert_Christgau/0U1Du9U9">Robert Christgau</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Christgau%2527s_Consumer_Guide%3a_Albums_of_the_%252790s/6auDy2NN"></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Entertainment_Weekly/BhADudJx">Entertainment Weekly</a></i></td><td>A−<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Pitchfork_Media/a5SkWa6I">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td>6.9/10<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/PopMatters/AJeW11gx">PopMatters</a></i></td><td>6/10<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Trade Test Transmissions</i> has been generally well received by critics. </p><p>Jason Crock of <i><a href="/facts/Pitchfork_Media/a5SkWa6I">Pitchfork</a></i> was generally favourable, though writing "the album remains a strictly diehards-only affair."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/CMJ/Pa5xMtoC">CMJ</a></i> later qualified it as "a superb record which oddly got lost in the shuffle".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>All songs written and composed by <a href="/facts/Pete_Shelley/RFXpTkM4">Pete Shelley</a>, except as noted. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Do It"</td><td> </td><td>3:23</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Innocent"</td><td> </td><td>3:34</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"TTT"</td><td> </td><td>3:18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"Isolation"</td><td><a href="/facts/Steve_Diggle/HN3WY37I">Steve Diggle</a></td><td>3:58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Smile"</td><td> </td><td>2:47</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"Last to Know"</td><td> </td><td>2:52</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"When Love Turns Around"</td><td>Diggle</td><td>2:25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"Never Gonna Give It Up"</td><td> </td><td>2:47</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"Energy"</td><td>Diggle</td><td>3:35</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">10.</th><td>"Palm of Your Hand"</td><td> </td><td>3:22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">11.</th><td>"Alive Tonight"</td><td>Diggle</td><td>3:48</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">12.</th><td>"Who'll Help Me to Forget?"</td><td> </td><td>2:57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">13.</th><td>"Unthinkable"</td><td>Diggle</td><td>2:52</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.</th><td>"Crystal Night"</td><td> </td><td>3:18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">15.</th><td>"369"</td><td> </td><td>3:02</td></tr></tbody></table> 2004 reissue bonus tracks<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">16.</th><td>"Inside" (B-side of "Innocent")</td><td> </td><td>2:32</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">17.</th><td>"Do It" (single version)</td><td> </td><td>2:57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">18.</th><td>"Trash Away" (live; B-side of "Do It")</td><td>Diggle</td><td>4:44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">19.</th><td>"All Over You" (live; B-side of "Do It")</td><td> </td><td>3:25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">20.</th><td>"Libertine Angel" (non-album single, 1994)</td><td> </td><td>2:57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">21.</th><td>"Roll It Over" (B-side of "Libertine Angel")</td><td>Diggle</td><td>6:07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">22.</th><td>"Excerpt from 'Prison Riot Hostage'" (B-side of "Libertine Angel")</td><td> </td><td>1:59</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <p>Adapted from the album liner notes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> Buzzcocks <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pete_Shelley/RFXpTkM4">Pete Shelley</a> – guitar, vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Steve_Diggle/HN3WY37I">Steve Diggle</a> – guitar, vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tony_Barber_(bassist)/equ3p3yM">Tony Barber</a> – bass</li> <li>Philip Barker – drums</li></ul> Technical <ul><li>Ralph P. Ruppert – production</li> <li>Ingo Vauk, Philip Bagenal – mixing engineers</li> <li>Graeme Durham – mastering</li> <li><a href="/facts/Malcolm_Garrett/lk90P4uW">Malcolm Garrett</a> – album design</li> <li>Pete Towndrow – photography</li></ul> <h3>Sources</h3> <ul><li>McGartland, Tony (2017). <i>Buzzcocks: The Complete History</i>. London: Music Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1786062741.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/89019">Trade Test Transmissions</a></i> at <a href="/facts/Discogs/wdyMoREv">Discogs</a> (list of releases)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Kot, Greg (19 November 1993). "Buzzcocks: Noisy Music To Hum". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023. <a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19931119&slug=1732651" target="_blank">https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19931119&slug=1732651</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. <a href="9780857125958" target="_blank">9780857125958</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Raggett, Ned. "Trade Test Transmissions – Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/trade-test-transmissions-mw0000112055" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/trade-test-transmissions-mw0000112055</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Kot, Greg (14 November 1993). "Joyful Noises". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2023. <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-11-14-9311140138-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-11-14-9311140138-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" target="_blank">/wiki/Robert_Christgau</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Brod, Doug (19 November 1993). "[Trade Test Transmissions review]". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081205090248/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308723,00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20081205090248/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308723,00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Crock, Jason (17 April 2005). "Buzzcocks: Trade Test Transmissions | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2015. <a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1052-trade-test-tramsmissions/" target="_blank">http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1052-trade-test-tramsmissions/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Soulsby, Nick (27 May 2020). "Buzzcocks' 1993 Comeback 'Trade Test Transmissions' Showed Punk's Great Survivors' Consistency". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 March 2023. <a href="https://www.popmatters.com/buzzcocks-trade-test-transmissions-2646080206.html" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/buzzcocks-trade-test-transmissions-2646080206.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Crock, Jason (17 April 2005). "Buzzcocks: Trade Test Transmissions | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2015. <a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1052-trade-test-tramsmissions/" target="_blank">http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1052-trade-test-tramsmissions/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Stegall, Tim (March 1996). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly: 34. Retrieved 1 January 2015. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=5ywEAAAAMBAJ&q=buzzcocks+%22trade+test+transmissions%22+review&pg=RA1-PA34" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=5ywEAAAAMBAJ&q=buzzcocks+%22trade+test+transmissions%22+review&pg=RA1-PA34</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Buzzcocks (1993). Trade Test Transmissions (Album liner notes). Essential Records. ESSCD 195. <a href="/wiki/Buzzcocks" target="_blank">/wiki/Buzzcocks</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>